Once we clean up this Yardy uprising, it’s on to the backyard chicken debate, Mayor Ron Corbett said today. I …
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Once we clean up this Yardy uprising, it’s on to the backyard chicken debate, Mayor Ron Corbett said today. I …
On Thursday, I decided to do a little walking the walk. That’s the same day my column urged you to …
I actually received email today from a few people wondering when I would weigh in on the CR City Council’s …
State Rep. Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, is out of the race for governor. His statement hit my inbox around noon: …
So it looks like the big guns aren’t going to ride in and save downtown Cedar Rapids. Not even for …
So the Iowa Board of Pharmacy voted 6-0 today to recommend that marijuana be reclassified to potentially allow its medical …
They don’t always show. An Iowa DNR release: “LUNCH WITH EAGLES” CHANGED TO “LEARN ABOUT EAGLES” DES MOINES-Due to changing …
When I was a kid, I always had my nose in a book. I’d read before bed, on car trips …
So the Iowa Department of Revenue put out a report this week showing which companies got state Research Activities Tax …
I had the pleasure of liveblogging last night’s Gazette/KCRG forum on downtown/core neighborhood recovery issues. It was a standing-room-only affair. During …
My 4-year-old daughter, Ella, on the record. On annoying car horns — “You scared me when you horned the beep.” …
“It’s easy to take what we have for granted but I think each generation has to stand up for what …
Former Gov. Terry Branstad once gave Gov. Chet Culver some sage advice. A severe ice storm hit the state in …
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